Lots of reasons. ChessWorld.net arguably has more features than any other Email chess server, and is becoming recognised as the top Email chess playing server in the World. It is a pioneer in terms of team and League facilities - they have not been seen before on the Internet. It is also a pioneer in terms of Tournaments- which can be from set openings, and vary across many parameters including number of players, time limit. The Forum facilities on ChessWorld.net are well integrated with Polls. There is voting chess, which outside of the Kasparov vs Rest of the World match, has not been seen before on a chess playing server. The list goes on.

But you are paying not only for quality features, but also to ensure that the ChessWorld.net team can continue to make improvements to the site, and make it more and more enjoyable for you. We will also make sure that the funding is used to make the service more and more solid- such as backup servers, and greater service and support levels. Many of our members on our user poll for quality assessment has indicated ChessWorld.net to be "simply the best!".

Ultimately ChessWorld.net is a thriving social community. The player homepages of ChessWorld.net contain photos, biography and interests of people around the world. It is a great opportunity to become a full member of a fantastic community binded by the beautiful game of chess! We aim to provide as many social features and facilities as we can including forums, messaging, emailing, friends lists, friends-online indication, and with the Events calendar have created possibilities of meeting at chess and social events in countries around the world!

Is Email chess really that good?

Email chess games can be very beautiful and make you very proud. You can play well thought out beautiful sacrifices and combinations to make really beautiful games. You can have the satisfaction of outwitting your opponent tactically or positionally. As a full member, you can enjoy watching your server rating go up as you improve which can give you a tremendous sense of achievement.

But Email chess takes time doesn't it?

The beauty of Email chess is that you can have a number of games running in parallel at the same time. So while you are waiting for a reply from one opponent, you could be replying to another opponent. ChessWorld.net has arguably one of the best interfaces of any Email chess server for navigation through current games being played. You can very easily step through the games where it is your turn to move. You can also easily order your current games in many ways, e.g. the latest move played, how long you have left to move. Even if you are playing over games at once, ChessWorld.net makes it very easy for you to play where you need to move.

There are also a wide range of time-limits which you can play Email chess to. For example if you wanted to play at the rate of one move a day, then you can. We will Email you as soon as your opponent moves. But also when your opponent is thinking, you can still try and anticipate your opponent's reply and make plans in preparation.The great thing about ChessWorld.net is that whatever level that you are at, you can find an opponent which you have a chance of beating and start building your confidence up.

But Email chess is not very sociable- it is just you and your opponent isn't it - you can't discuss your next move with other people?

Well acutally ChessWorld.net prides itself on having a social team variant on Email chess called Voting chess. You can play against experts as a team, and discuss with the World team the next best move. Over the next year there will be a number of experts to play against, and you can join any or all of the World teams to try and beat the experts. As well as that, you can play in individual games but in a team at ChessWorld.net. There are a number of leagues which have teams you can join.

But then there's all those openings to learn which would take ages and would not be very interesting would it?

ChessWorld.net allows you to easily research openings because it can identify the opening variation a game starts of with, and allow you explore the relevant newsgroups and search engine links very easily

But what will ChessWorld.net give me which will be useful in other areas? I mean Chess is just a game after all.

To be a good chess player, you have to develop your talents as a manager, an artist, a competitor, a logical thinker, a psychologist, and a team player to name but a few. ChessWorld.net can help you develop skills in these areas. For example, if you want to experience team play, you can help the Rest of the World find the best move in the Opponents..Play an expert section. Alternatively you can play as an individual but still part of a team. There are many teams being formed at ChessWorld.net in various different leagues

I don't believe you! How can playing chess on ChessWorld.net for example be useful for your managerial skills?

In some carefully considered games at ChessWorld.net, you can use a beautiful sacrifice which your opponent didn't expect, or it can be a systematic accumulation of small advantages to accomplish your overall goal, which you look back at that game like an Artist looks back at his masterpiece. Games at ChessWorld.net are often very carefully considered. And because ChessWorld.net records the movelog notation for your game, you can share it with chess friends and other people that also have an interest in the game. It is easy to export games as PGN (Portable Game Notation) which is the universal chess standard for move notation. You can even annotate your games on ChessWorld.net to show other members!

How can ChessWorld.net develop my competitive instincts?

Chess generally is becoming a universal popular game for all ages with many grandmasters in their twenties. On ChessWorld.net there are lots of tournaments being organised every day of the week. There are also loads of teams which you can join which are playing in leagues

Playing for a team, can give you a flavour of team comradry, and team effort. ChessWorld.net can also provide you with an interesting "escape" It can take your mind off everyday problems, and take you into its own world and thus help you relax.

But am I good enough to play in Tournaments?

On ChessWorld.net there are tournaments for everyone. Even if you have only started chess last week, you can join the beginner tournaments and have a good chance of winning a game.

Do I trust all these answers?

Dont just take our word for it. Please take a look a look at the Whats going on section to get a real flavour of ChessWorld.net or take a look at the detailed ChessWorld.net features overview and our raview reviews!

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